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We here at GWJ have a confession to make. We've been, ummm, boy guys I really don't know how to say this. I mean it's sort of embarrassing. Mostly, it was Certis' idea, and then he called SOE and they 'hooked' us up (I use hook in a variety of definitions there), and anyway here it is. We're ummm, uh...

We're playing Everquest.

Boy, I feel better just for saying it. Anyway, Sway, Certis, and myself are taking about one night a week and delving back into the world of Norrath. Mostly we're doing it to write up an article in the future, but also it's always strangely satisfying to fire up a game like Everquest and visit it again, have some tea and cookies, and catch up on old times.

"Remember that time I bought a Runed Totem Staff for 50 plat?!" I say.
"Haha," Everquest retorts. "You always were a moron."

So, the point of this is, we've always wanted to play in a somewhat regular larger group of folks, and well, we're honestly here to see if anyone here still plays or even has EQ. We have, and happily use, the expansion Kunark, Shadows of Luclin, and the indispensible Planes of Power. I also have Ykesha, and I think Certis and Sway are getting it or already have it, or something. It's not as important.

Anyway, you may proceed to point and laugh at us now.

The thing about smart people is they seem like crazy people to dumb people -- Thing I saw on the Internet

Useless is such a relative term in EQ. You have plenty of bozos who think all classes but their class are useless. Hell you even have 100% jaded people that think all classes including theirs is useless.

You remove at least %50 of the frustration if your group (like the one we will start here) doesnt give a rats ass as long as you are having fun and can contribute anything at all.

Two things have revolutionized EQ while it still is the core game. The phat loot economy has plummeted. Uber newb items sell for dirt cheap. I mean on the order of something that used to sell for 5000 sells for 150. Or something that sold for 1500 sells for 40. The other thing is the plane of knowledge. No more boat trips. No more waiting for gates. No more running through medium-high level zones to get to the good newbie zones if youre the wrong faction.

I often was tempted to play Everquest, but the tales of how timeconsuming and addictive it is scared me away.
Its just like being afraid of switching from mariuhana to heroin

I have the feeling that, if you play a MMORPG for a long time, the reaching of goals replace the fun somehow.
I hope you guys can conserve your fun for a long time, remember ""The journey is the reward""

I found an old page of Sanya Thomas, which was an heavily addicted EQ-Player before switching to the other side of the table by joining Mythics DAoC-Staff. If you''re into EQ, you may like her rants, i particulary like this one:

""...At any rate, I had been running on the hamster wheel of leveling with a friend. He had been awfully quiet for about forty kills, and then he said something about needing to improve his bard faction. ""Okay, okay, just one more lizard and I''ll level, I''m sure of it,"" I muttered as I continued to race around. It struck me that all I had said to my best friend in two hours was ""thorns dropping"" and ""need regen"" and ""mana check."" That''s just wrong....""http://tweety.bowlofmice.com/tweety/...

Warriors should all be named after a particularly violent action or verb. ""Smasher"", ""Breaker"", ""Crusher"", and ""Basher"" are all valid names. If you''re playing as an Ogre Warrior, misspell the word as well (ie, ""Smashur"", ""Breakur"", ""Crushar"", ""Bashur"").

Warriors should all be named after a particularly violent action or verb. ""Smasher"", ""Breaker"", ""Crusher"", and ""Basher"" are all valid names. If you''re playing as an Ogre Warrior, misspell the word as well (ie, ""Smashur"", ""Breakur"", ""Crushar"", ""Bashur"").

Hilarious....and scary at the same time..

Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarterDelivering Truth while the 10% deliver lies.

Its greatly exaggerated but you wouldnt be hard pressed to find something half as comLplex such as:

/WTT C3 for FBSS or Monk Epic; WTS Lamy 9K

Translated, that means the player is looking to trade the Clarity 3 scroll he found (a very nice mana regen spell for enchanters) for a Flowing Black Silk Sash (a belt with a good boost to attack speed) or for quest items for the Monk Epic weapon. The player is also selling the high end sword called Lamentation for 9,000 platinum pieces.

You know, I think about rejoining every once in a while. I remember fondly my beginings, and then I remember where I ended up: The endless planar raids to obtain a purple no drop piece of lewt, the endless requests for resses (I was a cleric), the people that would bitch at me when they died while I was healing someone else and it was due to their own stupidity. I even got 2 friends addicted while I was still enjoying the game, one of which lost his high-paying weekend support job with my company and now works at Walmart stocking shelves. He just quit a few months ago after years of playing. The other one was a stockbroker with a large firm before EQ, and has spent many times quitting and restarting EQ. He is now a Walgreens intern-manager and called Verant the other day to re-activate his account, but was on hold too long and huing up.

My main still exists on Bristlebane, though it''s not me. The game was a lot of fun at one point.

I did break my long-standing ''no MMOGs'' thought this past week and took up DAoC again. For some reason, I don''t feel as compelled to kill someone when I die in that game, perhaps it''s because the death penalty isn''t as severe.

Hmm, Tuesdays... I have night class on Tuesdays, but only till around 8, and that is if I bother to go. Plus I am done them in a month and a bit, so worst case I would have to solo to keep up level wise, then join up after I''m done.

EDIT: Also, what classes is everyone going to be, I will choose something that will complement the group the best, with the exception of a Shaman, as my primary character is already one and I would like to try something different.